If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other people's opinions.

There is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exists or not, that no one is interested in what we have to say about life, and that the world can continue turning without our awkward presence

She regretted having taken his hand, she wanted to get away from there as soon as possible, to hide her shame, never again to see that man who had witnessed all that was most sordid in her, and who nevertheless continued to treat her with such tenderness. But again she remembered Mari's words: She didn't need to explain her life to anyone, not even to the young man standing before her.

People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.

People are reading more and writing more because of the internet. So the virtual world is a way for me to listen to my readers and interact with my readers. It is a way that they can voice their opinion.

And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us.

Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.